Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8370, Joseph Durgin, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N 26
Durgin Joseph
88370
carded
CONTENTS

10.760, New Hampshire
Joseph Durgin
Mr. Riffington in the State of Confederate who was a Pirate in the company commanded by Captain _____ of the Regt commanded by Col. Trask in the Infy one for 5 Mths 6 Days  V 1 " " Corps
Inscribed on the Roll of 21 H 76 at the rate of 21 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th day of April 1833 and here to be paid to the  above  named  person  or  his  heirs  or  assigns
Arrears to the 24th of June 1833 $42 -- Semi-ant. allowance ending 21 Sept " 10.50
$52.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H McBlain Clerk Book 8, Vol. 1, Page 80.

18679 Joseph Dargin Esq
Private 5 Mts & 6 days Carried 1 do 6 6
$ 21
claimant North Effingham N H

BRIEF in the case of Joseph Deering of North Effingham in the State of Hampshire (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     Sept In 1775 X Private Genl. Lord Howe   Oct 1776 21 Genl. Howe   Sept 1776 on duty of service Genl. Howe   Sept 1776 2 15 Genl. Howe Col. Fiske   on duty of service   to a Hill as Captain  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Lee New Hampshire  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? The evidence  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Richard Cutter Examining Clerk.

Joseph Dargin 1867/9

DECLARATION.
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
State of New-Hampshire, } ss. County of Strafford
at a Court of Probate held at Eaton in said County
On this Thirteenth day of September 1832, personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of the Court aforesaid Joseph Durgin a resident of North Effingham in the County of Strafford and State of N. H. aged 79 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated— Some time in September 1775 he enlisted in the Revolutionary army at Lee in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire to serve one month in the New Hampshire Militia in the Company commanded by Smith Emerson there he was employed in building a fort at Seavey's Island in said State served one month and was discharged without a written discharge in October 1775 he enlisted the second time for six weeks in the two months in the New Hampshire Militia in the Company commanded by Capt. Colby and his Subalterns was Elijah Dismore and Joseph Parsons and served three weeks at which time then he was discharged by order of General Sullivan which discharge was not in writing he again enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt. Dismore for six weeks and went to Winterhill and served two months and was discharged said Discharge was not written in September 1776 he enlisted in the Company commanded by Capt. Sawin to serve two months and marched to Peekskill in State of New York where he joined Col. Dusho's Regiment there one week then marched to Fishkill and served two months and a half then discharged said Discharge was not in writing the whole term he served was seven months that he was in Lee that he moved to Northwood in said State 1776 lived there about forty years then moved to Effingham more North Effingham where he now resides and has for 16 years that he has the evidence that he can procure
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
Sworn to and subscribed, the Joseph Durgin Isaac Lord and Joseph Bennett
We, Isaac Lord residing in Effingham and Joseph Bennett residing in North Effingham hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Joseph Durgin, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day & year aforesaid at a open Court Isaac Lord Joseph Bennett
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court certifies, that it appears to them that Isaac Lord who has signed the preceding certificate, is a resident in the Effingham and that Joseph Bennett, who has also signed the same is a resident in the North Effingham and are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
James Balleu Register of the Court of Probate do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Joseph Durgin for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, this 13 day of September A.D. 1832
James Balleu Reg

Rev War
8370
INVALID.
File No. 8370
Joseph Durgin Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1837
Index:—Vol. 102 , Page 104
[Arrangement of 1870.]